Elastica is the debut album by English alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 group Elastica

Elastica

Elastica were an English alternative rock band that played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica, which produced singles that charted in the US and the UK.-History:...

, released in March 1995. At the time the fastest-selling debut album ever in the UK, Elastica was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. It hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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. The record also did well in the US, peaking at #66 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold.

Track listing

All songs by Justine Frischmann/Elastica, unless noted otherwise

1. "Line Up
   Line Up (song)
   "Line Up" is alternative rock group Elastica's second major single, released in 1994. The track was the first song on their debut album, Elastica....
   
   " – 3:15
2. "Annie" (Donna Matthews/Elastica) – 1:15
3. "Connection" – 2:22
4. "Car Song
   Car Song (Elastica song)
   "Car Song" is a song by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1995 on the band's self-titled debut album. A year later, it was released as a single.The song, which is about having sex in a car, received positive reviews from critics...
   
   " – 2:24
5. "Smile" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 1:40
6. "Hold Me Now" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 2:33
7. "S.O.F.T." – 3:59
8. "Indian Song" – 2:48
9. "Blue" (Matthews/Elastica) – 2:23
10. "All-Nighter" – 1:31
11. "Waking Up
    Waking Up (song)
    "Waking Up" is a song by the Britpop group Elastica. It was released as a single in February 1995 and reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart. It preceded the release of their self-titled debut album, which came out the following month....
    
    " (Frischmann/Hugh Cornwell
    Hugh Cornwell
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    /Jean Jacques Burnel/David Greenfield/Brian Duffy) – 3:16
12. "2:1" – 2:31
13. "See That Animal" – 2:23
14. "Stutter" – 2:23
15. "Never Here" – 4:27
16. "Vaseline" – 1:20

The original tracklisting on the UK version, on Deceptive Records was slightly different, as follows:

1. "Line Up" – 3:15
2. "Annie" (Donna Matthews/Elastica) – 1:15
3. "Connection" – 2:22
4. "Car Song" – 2:24
5. "Smile" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 1:40
6. "Hold Me Now" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 2:33
7. "S.O.F.T." – 3:59
8. "Indian Song" – 2:48
9. "Blue" (Matthews/Elastica) – 2:23
10. "All-Nighter" – 1:31
11. "Waking Up" (Frischmann/Hugh Cornwell/Jean Jacques Burnel/David Greenfield/Brian Duffy) – 3:16
12. "2:1" – 2:31
13. "Vaseline" – 1:20
14. "Never Here" – 4:27
15. "Stutter" – 2:23
16. "Cleopatra" - (limited edition free flexi 7")

Singles

• "Stutter" - 1993
• "Line Up" - 1994
• "Connection" - 1994
• "Waking Up" - 1995
• "Car Song" - 1995

Personnel

• Elastica
  Elastica
  Elastica were an English alternative rock band that played punk rock-influenced music. They were best known for their 1995 album Elastica, which produced singles that charted in the US and the UK.-History:...
  
  - Performer, Producer
  • Justine Frischmann
    Justine Frischmann
    Justine Elinor Frischmann is an English singer and guitarist, best known for being the lead singer of the now defunct band Elastica...
    
     - Vocals
    Singing
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    , Guitar
    Guitar
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  • Donna Matthews
    Donna Matthews
    Donna Matthews was the lead guitarist of the Britpop band, Elastica.Matthews left Elastica in 1999. In May 2004, Matthews' new band, Klang, released their debut album, No Sound is Heard...
    
    - Vocals
    Singing
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    , Guitar
    Guitar
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  • Annie Holland
    Annie Holland
    Annie Holland was the bass guitarist for the Britpop band Elastica.The quietest and perhaps most enigmatic of the group, Holland had an Elastica song named in her honour...
    
      - Bass
    Bass guitar
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  • Justin Welch
    Justin Welch
    Justin Steven Welch is an English musician, best known as the drummer in the Britpop band, Elastica....
    
    - Drums
    Drum kit
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• Marc Waterman - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Phil Vinall - Mixing
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• Alan Moulder
  Alan Moulder
  Alan Moulder is one of Britain's premier alternative rock record producers. He has worked with such artists as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Elastica, Gary Numan, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Curve, Ride, Lush and My Bloody Valentine, Lostprophets, Shihad, Ivyrise and Placebo, as well as with many American...
  
    - Mixing
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• Paul Tipler - Mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Bruce Lampcov - Mixing
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• John Leckie - Mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Mitti - Mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Juergen Teller - Photography
• Dan Abnormal (also known as Damon Albarn
  Damon Albarn
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  ) - Extra Keys
• Steve Lamacq - A&R
  A&R
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• Mark Kates - A&R
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